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Bank of Spain lifts growth forecast to 2.6% but warns of housing shortfall and higher energy bills

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Spain’s economy is expected to grow by 2.6% this year, according to an upgraded Bank of Spain forecast, although the central bank warns that stronger...
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Spain to cap household gas price rise at 15% as energy costs climb ahead of winter

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Spain’s government is preparing a third package of measures in response to the economic effects of the war in the Middle East, with a cap...
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Spain will not ‘turn migrants into the enemy’, Sánchez tells UN as he highlights Ceuta crisis

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez used an address to the United Nations in New York on Wednesday night to defend Spain’s handling of the migration...
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Spain raises 2026 growth forecast to 2.6% despite Middle East conflict

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The Spanish government on Monday raised its economic growth forecast for 2026 to 2.6%, up from its previous estimate of 2.2%, arguing that the country’s...
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Pope Leo calls for respect for migrants, end to rearmament in historic speech to Spanish parliament

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Pope Leo XIV used the first papal address ever delivered to Spain’s parliament on Monday to warn that the world is facing a ‘profound spiritual...
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Trump weighs troop withdrawal from Spain and Italy after Germany decision

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US President Donald Trump has indicated he may consider withdrawing American troops from Spain and Italy, telling reporters, ‘yeah, I probably will’, when asked about...